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Posted: Jul 11, 2024 7:30 AMUpdated: Jul 11, 2024 4:47 PM
Former Washington County Sheriff Patrick Ballard Has Died
Tom Davis & Nathan Thompson
Former Washington County Sheriff Patrick Ballard has passed away at the age of 77.
Ballard served as sheriff for 14 years.
Ballard was a Bartlesville police lieutenant when he retired for the first time. Sheriff Larry Silver served from 1985-1993, but he lost his battle with cancer. The Washington County Commissioners appointed Ballard as sheriff in 1994 and he came out of retirement. He was re-elected every election year after that until he made the decision to retire again and not run for re-election in 2008.
Visitation will be on Tuesday, July 16 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., with Ballard's family receiving guests from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Davis Family Funeral Home & Crematory - Walker Brown Chapel in Bartlesville. Visitation will resume on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Ballard's funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Bartlesville Community Center.
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